Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sebastian A. C. Perrig, David Ueffing, Klaus Opwis, Florian Bruhlmann
Summary: This study examines the impact of interface aesthetics on user performance in a smartphone app context. The results indicate that aesthetics have a significant positive effect on users' perceived usability and aesthetics. Furthermore, interface aesthetics also positively impact performance, as measured by the number of correctly answered questions. Therefore, visually appealing smartphone web apps enhance users' subjective experience and objective performance compared to unaesthetic apps, providing stakeholders with quantifiable value and competitive advantage.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Business
Hua Pang, Yang Ruan
Summary: Thanks to network technologies and smartphones, young generations have unparalleled access to diverse information and interactive communication. This study investigates the reasons behind discontinuing usage of smartphone apps by focusing on the influence of information overload and communication overload. The findings show that both overload factors significantly impact users' exhaustion and privacy invasion, which ultimately leads to discontinuance intention. Identifying these influential factors can help practitioners manage mobile social network adoption behavior and maintain engagement levels among young users.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Agnes Norbury, Shelley H. Liu, Juan Jose Campana-Montes, Lorena Romero-Medrano, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Emma Smith, Antonio Artes-Rodriguez, Enrique Baca-Garcia, M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez
Summary: The study found that increased use of digital social tools can help mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 lockdown measures on physical activity and mood, and identified positive relationships within individuals and across groups. Furthermore, passive monitoring of smartphone app usage is a low-burden, non-intrusive method that can help identify individuals in need of early intervention.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Qingkai Kong, Richard M. Allen, Steve Allen, Theron Bair, Akie Meja, Sarina Patel, Jennifer Strauss, Stephen Thompson
Summary: MyShake is a free citizen science smartphone app that provides various features related to earthquakes. Users can report earthquake shaking through the app and compare it with the intensity reports from the US Geological Survey.
SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jia He, Wenfeng Zhou, Chen Qing, Dingde Xu
Summary: Based on the survey data of 540 farmers in the main rice-producing areas of Sichuan Province, this study theoretically analyzed the impact of the intergenerational effect and peer effect on farmers' straw returning. The results showed that the peer effect has a greater promoting effect on straw returning than the intergenerational effect. The findings of the study can help improve the policy of integrated straw utilization and promote cleaner rice production.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Guanxiong Huang, Mengru Sun, Li Crystal Jiang
Summary: The study found that the social networking functions of fitness apps have a positive impact on users' physical activity participation. The frequency of checking the app and the number of friends followed by users are positively correlated with physical activity. Upward comparison is positively associated with physical activity participation, while downward comparison is negatively associated.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francesca Pontin, Nik Lomax, Graham Clarke, Michelle A. Morris
Summary: Utilizing secondary data from a commercial app incentivizing physical activity, this study explores patterns of app usage and activity behavior among users, finding higher usage rates among females, individuals aged 25-50, and those residing in areas with a lower socioeconomic status. The research also identifies longer-term usage patterns with age, and male users are more likely to meet physical activity guidelines despite females recording longer daily activity duration. Additionally, key weekly and seasonal trends in physical activity are revealed.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah Hattab, Manal Badrasawi, Ola Anabtawi, Souzan Zidan
Summary: An image-based dietary assessment application, Ghithaona, was developed and validated in Palestine for assessing energy and macronutrient intake. The application showed relative validity compared to the 3-Day Food Record. User survey indicated high usability and practicality among Palestinian university students.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Patrick Slade
Summary: Physical activity is crucial for both physical and mental health, but smartphones and smartwatches are not effective in counting calories, posing a challenge for obese individuals managing their weight.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jia Chen, Gang Kou, Haomin Wang, Yiyi Zhao
Summary: In social networks, the influence of advertisement opinion leaders plays a crucial role in shaping followers' opinions. The study reveals that advertisement influence has a dual effect on opinion evolution, and the probability of information transmission by opinion leaders significantly impacts collective opinion evolution.
INFORMATION FUSION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yamina Moualkia, Mourad Amad, Abderrahmane Baadache
Summary: This paper proposes a decentralized architecture for online social networks based on a peer-to-peer infrastructure. Through the design of hierarchical architecture, the performance is improved and the issues of data privacy and anonymity are addressed.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Davide Marengo, Rayna Sariyska, Helena Sophia Schmitt, Eva-Maria Messner, Harald Baumeister, Matthias Brand, Christopher Kannen, Christian Montag
Summary: The study investigated the correlation between individuals' tendencies towards smartphone use disorder (SmUD) and objective measures of smartphone usage frequency. It found that image-based social networking apps are more strongly associated with problematic smartphone behaviors compared to traditional social networking apps and instant messaging apps.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Yu-Ching Tseng, Esther Ching-lan Lin, Chung Hsien Wu, Huei-Lin Huang, Po See Chen
Summary: In this project, a smartphone app was used to track the mood, sleep, and activity levels of outpatients with bipolar disorder. The results showed correlations between mood, sleep, and activity levels in different time frames, consistent with previous studies. The association between mood and future activity level was found to be particularly significant.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Arika Yoshizaki, Emi Murata, Tomoka Yamamoto, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Ryuzo Hanaie, Ikuko Hirata, Sayuri Matsumoto, Ikuko Mohri, Masako Taniike
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the interactive smartphone app Nenne Navi in improving sleep habits in young Japanese children through community-based trials. The results showed that the app users had earlier wake-up times, shorter sleep onset latency, and enhanced social relationships compared to the control group.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Article
Business
Jana Prodanova, Prasanta Kr. Chopdar
Summary: In recent years, the overuse of smartphones and other new technological interfaces has led to addictive behaviors, reshaping our daily routines. This study explores the adaptation of users to mobile apps and the impact of mobile app characteristics on smartphone addiction and mobile shopping behavior, using the social cognitive theory and the attachment theory. Findings indicate that perceived privacy and security, personalization, contextual offers, and retailers' reputations trigger smartphone addiction. Additionally, the interaction between smartphone addiction and app incentives encourages mobile shopping intentions and frequent purchases. These findings provide valuable insights for businesses to strategically manage their mobile app environments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Marta Miklikowska, Lauree Tilton-Weaver, William J. Burk
Summary: This study found that adolescents tend to befriend peers with similar levels of empathy, and those with more empathic friends show greater increases in empathy over time. These results emphasize the importance of friendships in empathy development.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Dawn DeLay, William J. Burk, Brett Laursen
Summary: Higher accepted friends have influence on the alcohol misuse of lower accepted friends, and lower accepted friends are more susceptible to this influence.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Communication
Tommy van Steen, Barbara C. N. Muller, Shuang Li, Jeroen G. B. Loman, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: Direct persuasion may face resistance, while self-persuasion and the question-behavior effect are more promising techniques to influence behavior. This study examined the impact of self-persuasion and the question-behavior effect on attitudes and behavior towards helping in a social media setting.
JOURNAL OF MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY-THEORIES METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Nina van den Broek, Kayla de la Haye, Lydian Veldhuis, Maaike Verhagen, Junilla K. Larsen, Jacqueline M. Vink, William J. Burk
Summary: This study investigated whether adolescent best friends influence each other's food intake and examined the role of friendship selection and socialization mechanisms. The results showed no evidence supporting either selection or socialization, and limited evidence for the moderation of these processes by relative BMI. This suggests that focusing on adolescent reciprocated best friends in dietary interventions may not be significant.
Article
Communication
Rebecca N. H. de Leeuw, Thabo J. van Woudenberg, Kayla H. Green, Sophie W. Sweijen, Suzanne van de Groep, Mariska Kleemans, Sanne L. Tamboer, Eveline A. Crone, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: This study found that media stories can inspire adolescents to help others, including providing emotional support and assistance to strangers. Adolescents' behavior is related to being moved by media stories and exposure to COVID-19 related information, and helping others is also associated with increased happiness, highlighting the potential of media in connecting people during times of crisis.
COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Linda Cillessen, Monique O. M. Van de Ven, William J. Burk, Else M. Bisseling, Felix R. Compen, Marije L. Van der Lee, Anne E. M. Speckens
Summary: This study investigated changes in mindfulness and affect in cancer patients undergoing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Results showed an increase in mindfulness and positive affect, and a decrease in negative affect during MBCT. Higher levels of mindfulness were generally associated with higher levels of positive affect, but week-to-week effects showed that higher levels of mindfulness consistently predicted increased negative affect in the subsequent week.
Article
Education, Special
Fanny de Swart, William J. Burk, Wendy B. L. Nelen, Esther van Efferen, Heleen van der Stege, Ron H. J. Scholte
Summary: This longitudinal study investigated the bidirectional associations between pupils' social competence and their interpersonal relationships and classroom climate in segregated special education schools for pupils with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in the Netherlands. The findings suggest that the relationships between peer relations and classroom structure with teacher- and self-reported social competence were inconsistent.
JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Business
Esther Rozendaal, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: This article discusses the issue of children as vulnerable consumers and analyzes the research status on this topic in advertising over the past four decades. The article points out that children have difficulty critically recognizing the temptations of advertising and discusses the unintended effects of advertising as well as children's advertising literacy and defenses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Nina van den Broek, Junilla K. Larsen, Maaike Verhagen, William J. Burk, Jacqueline M. Vink
Summary: This longitudinal study explored changes in adolescents' food intake during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that unhealthy and healthy food intake, as well as intake from outside the home, decreased during the lockdown. Six months later, unhealthy food intake returned to pre-pandemic levels, while healthy food intake remained lower.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education, Special
Fanny de Swart, William J. Burk, Esther van Efferen, Heleen van der Stege, Ron H. J. Scholte
Summary: This study found that conflicts between special education pupils and their teachers were related to behavioral problems, while better classroom structure was associated with reduced attention-hyperactivity problems. The severity of behavioral problems did not moderate these associations. Reducing conflict and improving classroom structure were effective strategies in reducing behavioral problems.
JOURNAL OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marloes A. A. Polman, Desi Beckers, William J. Burk, Crystal R. Smit, Moniek Buijzen, Jacqueline M. Vink, Nina van den Broek, Junilla K. Larsen
Summary: This study examines the effects of a multi-component school-based social network intervention on children's body mass index z-scores (zBMI). Results indicate that a social network intervention targeting both water consumption and physical activity is most effective in decreasing children's zBMI.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Thabo J. van Woudenberg, Esther Rozendaal, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: Typically, parents are asked for active consent for their child's participation in scientific research, but passive consent might be preferable. This study used an online survey to assess parents' opinions on active and passive consent for different types of research in schools. The results showed that parents generally perceived active consent as more appropriate, although passive consent was also seen as suitable for certain secondary school research. Supplementary information on consent procedures is available online. Recommendations for parental consent in school-based social science research are provided.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
David J. Blok, Bojan Simoski, Thabo J. van Woudenberg, Moniek Buijzen
Summary: This study investigated the differences in the impact of social network interventions on physical activity levels between networks derived from web-based communication and peer nomination data. The results showed that interventions based on web-based communication data could increase physical activity levels. These findings are valuable for the design of future social network interventions.
JMIR PEDIATRICS AND PARENTING
(2023)